Britain has announced sanctions against 386 members of the Russian parliament who voted to recognise the independence of two territories in Ukraine.
The politicians will be banned from travelling to the UK and accessing any assets stored in the country.
The Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, last month ratified treaties which backed the independence of self-proclaimed republics in Luhansk and Donetsk and authorised the permanent presence of Russian military in them.
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